Grade 9 Literature Mini-Assessment “Departure” by Shrewood ...

1 Grade 9 Literature Mini-Assessment Departure by Shrewood Anderson This Grade 9 Mini-Assessment is based o n t he s hort s tory Departure by S herwood Anderson. This t ext is considered t o be worthy of students t ime t o r ead and also meets the e xpectations f or t ext complexity at g rade 9. Assessments aligned to the C ommon Core State Standards ( CCSS) will e mploy quality, c omplex texts such as this one. Questions aligned to the CCSS should be worthy o f students t ime to answer a nd t herefore do n ot focus on minor points o f the text. Questions also may address several standards within the same question because complex texts t end t o y ield rich assessment questions that call f or deep analysis. In this mini- assessment t here are fi ve s elected-response questions a nd o ne paper/pencil equivalent o f technology enhanced items that address the Readin g Standards listed below.

out across the sea. In the spring when the land is green the effect is somewhat different. ... He has a round red face and small blue eyes. He knows the people in the ... Helen White came running along Main Street hoping to have a parting word with him, but he had found a seat and did not see her. When the train started Tom Little punched his ...

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